A dead-simple GoogleReader replacement

#1

Post by sebsauvage » Wed, May 29, 2013, 3:40 PM UTC

GoogleReader will die, R.I.P. I'm done with tier-hosted services which choose to reduce features or close at will. No Feedly for me, thanks.

Here's an opensource self-hosted online RSS reader which is dead simple: https://github.com/tontof/kriss_feed (Homepage: http://tontof.net/kriss/feed/)

And when I say "dead-simple", I mean it: Just drop the single php file and you're done. Yes, it's that simple.

It has all the features you expect: mobile version, keyboard shortcuts, read/unread status, starred items, OPML import/export, customized styles, collapsed/expanded view, public/private reader, you name it. And it's fast.

This is just great and hassle-free. Here are some screenshots:

http://sebsauvage.net/rhaa/images/201303/rha_20130317_kriss_5.png http://sebsauvage.net/rhaa/images/201303/rha_20130317_kriss_6.jpg

This is KISS as I like it.

Re: A dead-simple GoogleReader replacement

#2

Post by aespinoza » Wed, May 29, 2013, 3:47 PM UTC

Dude this is really cool. Thanks for sharing. I am also a bit disappointed in Google, but I am happy with Feedly.

I'll try it tonight and give you some feedback. It is pretty cool that you could fit so much in such a little package. (one file!)

Re: A dead-simple GoogleReader replacement

#3

Post by sebsauvage » Wed, May 29, 2013, 4:00 PM UTC

aespinoza wrote: post #2

Dude this is really cool. Thanks for sharing. I am also a bit disappointed in Google, but I am happy with Feedly. I'll try it tonight and give you some feedback. It is pretty cool that you could fit so much in such a little package. (one file!)

Don't forget to enable javascript feed updates in configuration.

BTW, I'm not the author of KrissFeed, just a happy user :-)

Re: A dead-simple GoogleReader replacement

#4

Post by swanson » Wed, May 29, 2013, 8:12 PM UTC

Put the screenshots in the Github README - I've found that this is one of the easiest things you can do to get traction with your project. I'm not going to go setup this project before I see what it looks like.